My primary area of expertise is microscopy and it’s
utilization to explore the structure-function relationships of our world on a
microscale.As Director of the
N.C. Brown Center for Ultrastructure Studies, it is my responsibility to
provide training and assistance to students, faculty, and research staff with
modern microscopy techniques. These techniques include light microscopy,
scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, digital
imaging, and image analysis.

My research interests include wood anatomy, the structure of
the wood cell wall, the structure and properties of cellulose, wood decay, the
structure and properties of wood and wood products, the structure and
properties of pulp and paper, new sources of pulp fibers, and cell-to-cell
communication.